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COVID-19 Cases In The Philippines Top 100,000 With Record-High 5,032 New Cases

MANILA, Aug 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 103,185, after the Department…

Australia’s Victoria State Announces State Of Disaster, Imposes Curfew

SYDNEY, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s State of Victoria entered a State of Disaster from 6:00 pm on Sunday local…

Iran Reports 2,548 New COVID-19 Cases, 306,752 In Total

TEHRAN, Aug 2 (NNN-IRNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases confirmed in Iran rose to 306,752, after 2,548 new cases…

Japan’s COVID-19 Infections Rise By 1,536 To 37,925

TOKYO, Aug 2 (NNN-NHK) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Japan increased by 1,536, to reach 37,925 on Saturday,…

Hooch Tragedy Death Toll Rises To 62 In India’s Northern State Of Punjab

NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in the hooch tragedy, in India’s northern state of Punjab, rose…

Myanmar Postpones Panglong Peace Conference To Third Week Of Aug

YANGON, Aug 2 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar postponed the fourth meeting of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference, to the third…

Five Die In Boiler Blast In India’s Maharashtra State

NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (NNN-UNI) – At least five people died, when an industrial boiler exploded, in India’s south-western state…

6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Southern Philippines

MANILA, Aug 2 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4, shook Maguindanao province, in the southern Philippines early…

First Iranian Supermarket Opens In Venezuela’s Capital

TEHRAN, Aug 1 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s defence ministry said, the Etka Company, affiliated with the ministry, opened Iran’s first supermarket…

Nine People, Including Three Soldiers, Killed In Southern Philippine Clash

MANILA, Aug 1 (NNN-PNA) – Six suspected Abu Sayyaf terrorists and three soldiers were killed in a clash, at a…